If the Director-General has cause to believe or suspect that any cattle is infected with tuberculosis or brucellosis, he may, by notice to the owner of the herd, declare any herd of which the cattle usually form part to be a movement controlled herd.

Every declaration under subsection (1) of this section shall remain in force for 6 months and may from time to time be renewed.

Any declaration under subsection (1) of this section may be revoked at any time by the Director-General by notice to the owner of the herd.

The Director-General may include in any notice declaring a herd to be a movement controlled herd a requirement that the owner of the herd ensure that such cattle in the herd as the Director-General specifies are, for the purposes of identification, marked (in such reasonable manner as the Director-General specifies in the notice) while the declaration is in force.

Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 who, while a declaration under subsection (1) of this section is in force,—

without the written permission of the Director-General or otherwise than in accordance with such conditions as may be specified by the Director-General in the written instrument granting the permission.”

Every owner of sheep shall ensure that all sheep owned by him on each day have been dipped or dusted at least once during the period of 12 months preceding that day.

Every owner of sheep who fails to comply with subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 cents for every sheep owned by him that has not been so dipped or dusted.”

Any Inspector who is satisfied that any sheep in a flock is affected with lice or keds may, by notice to the owner of the flock, require the owner to—

not later than a date, and (where at the time of delivery of the notice the flock is not on land occupied by the person to whom the notice is addressed) at a place, specified in the notice:

“Provided that where an Inspector is satisfied that all or some of the sheep in that flock are intended and fit for slaughter he shall postpone the giving of the notice in respect of those sheep intended for slaughter for a period not exceeding 14 days.

Every person who fails to comply with any requirement specified in a notice to him under subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $200; and (where the failure was a failure to comply with a requirement to dip or treat the flock) if immediately after the date of that conviction the sheep are not treated to the satisfaction of an Inspector or dipped, as the case may be, that person commits a further offence and is liable on summary conviction to a further fine not exceeding $200; and, if immediately after the date of the second conviction the sheep are not treated to the satisfaction of an Inspector or dipped, as the case may be, an Inspector may cause the sheep to be so treated or dipped, as the case may be, at the expense of that person, and to this end may take all steps necessary.

Where an Inspector incurs any expense in causing any sheep to be treated or dipped as aforesaid, the amount of that expense shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown from the person to whom the notice was addressed.”

Any Inspector who is satisfied that any sheep in a flock is infected with lice or keds may, by notice to the owner of the flock, declare the flock to be a quarantined flock.

Every notice under subsection (1) of this section shall specify—

Every declaration of a flock as a quarantined flock shall remain in force until the flock is dipped to the satisfaction of an Inspector or until an Inspector revokes the declaration by notice to the owner of the flock.

The owner of a flock that has been declared to be a quarantined flock pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may appeal to the Chief Veterinary Officer against the declaration or any part thereof. The Chief Veterinary Officer may, by notice to the Inspector who issued the declaration and the owner, confirm, vary, or revoke the declaration.

Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 who, while a declaration under subsection (1) of this section is in force,—

without the written permission of an Inspector or otherwise than in accordance with such conditions as may be specified by an Inspector in the written instrument granting the permission.”